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Defense & SecurityDoubts Raised over Whether Japan Can Really Shoot Down Spy Balloons
Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)—Many defense-related officials in Japan have raised concerns over the fe...
February 13, 2023
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Travel SpotsKagawa: Museum Delights Stargazers and Telescope Fans
SANUKI, Kagawa — Astronomy fans are increasingly heading to the mountains of Shikoku to visit the wo...
February 13, 2023
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Asia-PacificFamilies Seek Closure for Wartime Mine Disaster as Japan-Korea Relations Thaw
UBE, Japan, Feb 13 (Reuters) - On a crisp February morning, four elderly Korean men bowed their head...
February 13, 2023
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Other SportsRihanna Delivers Soaring Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Rihanna began her Super Bowl halftime show hanging high above the field....
February 13, 2023
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General NewsMan Killed in Two-Car Crash in Ibaraki Pref.
A passenger car and a station wagon crashed at an intersection in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, at arou...
February 13, 2023
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Associated PressIOC’s Bach Says Olympics on History’s Side in Russia Issue
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Insisting sports had to respect the human rights of all athletes, Internat...
February 13, 2023
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Associated PressSuper Bowl Week was Back to Its Normal Wildness This Year
PHOENIX (AP) — From Super Bowl opening night to the night before the big game, the party was on all ...
February 13, 2023
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Associated PressArrests Made in Louisiana Mass Shooting That Wounded 12
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana's capital city have arrested two people for a mass shoot...
February 13, 2023
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Associated PressChris Stapleton Keeps Super Bowl National Anthem Simple
Country star Chris Stapleton made the national anthem a simple affair at Super Bowl 57, standing alo...
February 13, 2023
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Associated Press‘Unidentified Object’ Downed over Lake Huron, 3rd This Week
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on...
February 13, 2023
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Architect Kengo Kuma, Celebrities Help Hokkaido Town to Build Museum
HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido — The municipal government of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, has teamed up with world-...
February 13, 2023
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Japan In FocusNagano: Book Market in Train Station Becomes Gathering Place for Locals and Railway Enthusiasts
NAGANO — A used book market held once or twice a month in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is serving a...
February 13, 2023
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Crime & CourtsOrgan Transplant Mediation NPO Claims to be “Japanese Government Authorized”
The Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that had been engaged in unauthorized organ transplants media...
February 12, 2023
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General NewsWarm Temperatures Recorded in Kanto Region
The Kanto region enjoyed unseasonably warm weather on Sunday because of a high-pressure system cover...
February 12, 2023
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ReutersIran’s Raisi to Visit China Tuesday to Thursday, China Says
BEIJING (Reuters) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit China from Tuesday to Thursday at th...
February 12, 2023